West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-04-29


to be held on the 18th proxlmo.
BUrTER.-A correspondent writes
to the Baltimore American Farmer,
that his sales from s cows, mostly
shippers, were; in Oct. 1915 pounds
in Nov. 124 pounds and in Deem
Der IA pounds.
The County Court will convene on
Monday, May End.
Mr.. Beckwith has taken Mr. Luz
cas's place on the different commit
tees in the Legislature
Col. Jno. Z. Gibson is making
some necessary improvements on his
property, on Main street.
The barn and contents of Clar-
ence Wilds, this county, was des-
troved by fire on Sunday night last.
| sButter has been unusually scarce
this spring and has brought from 50
to So cents per pound.
Mr. L. d. Getzendaner bought the
county right for the renowned "Roh,
rer's draft spring." formerly owned
by Jno. l.. Slifer.
Mr.. Claude Haines, son OF the
editor of the Spirit, has secured a
position as compositor in the Gov
eminent Printingofflce.
At a meeting of the Charlestown
Musical Association, held at the
residence of DR.. Schaefer on Tues
day evening last, it was decided to
give a concert on or about the 9th
of May next.
New freight engines, of the mogul
pattern, arc now being used on the
II. F. q V. B. of the b. d o. X. k.
the old ''camel backs having been
transferred to the main line.
A meeting of Potomac Comman
derry. No. ), will be held Tuesday
May Sd, at 7P. NJ. Election of Off
GERS. A full attendance is expected.
Messrs. Daniel Hehebower and
Chas. Conklyn have rented one half
of the rink building Of Mr.. L. ID.
Getzendaner for their agricultural
implement business, which they pro-
pose opening in few weeks.
The Valley Fertilizer Company
and Drs. Lippitt a. Son, have removed
their offices from the old stand, near
the B. & o. Depot, to room fitted up
for the purpose, in old Grange Store
Building, corner Liberty and George
streets.
Jesse Jones, colored, uncarthed q
50 pound bomb shell, and attempted
to open it on Sunday evening last, at
his home near Bolivar. The shell
bursted and the powder and flying
pieces Of iron injured the following
persons (all coiored J who were near:
Agnes Jones. foot manglcd so badly
as to necessitate amputation; Will
Jones, limb broken; Ed. Pole, leg
broken and jaw greatly torn; VIM.
Turner, foot mangled; Jesse Jones,
two fingers broken, and -- Will
lis was slightly burnt It's thought
the shell contained about 10 pounds
of powder. The explosion was
heard several miles away. Jones
house shook and number of win
dow panes were shattered. Drs.
Cockrell and Spangler of Harper
Ferry and DR.. Perry of Halltown at
tended the injured ones and consid-
cred the condition of Pole, Turner
Agnes and Will Jones hopeless
SPIRIT.
A correspondent of the Shep
herdstown Register, visiting at Har-
per's Ferry, says: THE contract
for the machinery of the proposed
paper and pulp mill has been given
out. The contract is that all ma
chincry shall be delivered at Har
pers Ferry by the first day OF Jul y
and it is confidently said that The
works will be started up by the first
of September. The pulp mill vii
be one of the largest in the world
capable of turning out forty tons OF
the finest quality of wood-pu!p daily
and the paper mills will be Of capac
ity enough to use it all. There arc
now between two and three hundred
workmen in Tucker Co., ". Va, en-
gagged in getting out the wood from
which pulp is made. The mills
when in full operation will employ
between six and seven hundred peo
pie"